Welcome to 5th ELA Summer School!

May 31st - June 17th

​We are excited that you are joining us for our summer school journey. Below is a schedule of events and lessons that need to be completed each day. In order for you to benefit from the additional review, it is imperative that the daily independent assignments be completed before you come to the LIVE support sessions. The independent assignments consist of text and video tutorials followed by short assessments.(Total = Approx. 1 hr.) The LIVE support sessions ("Tutor Times") will be a mixture of student-driven questions from the independent assignments and teacher-guided instruction. The "Tutor Times" will be your chance to ask questions about concepts that you still do not understand. (For students who scored a Level 1 on the GA Milestones ELA assessmentOR scored below grade level in reading, the retest dates will be the week of June 20th - 22nd. Students who scored a 2 or above and are reading at or above grade level will not need to retest in ELA, but will benefit from the additional review as you head into middle school ELA.)​

Day 1 - Thursday, May 26th

1. Attend the "Welcome to Summer School" Session or watch the recorded session that was sent in an email.

2. There is No class on Monday (Memorial Day), but feel free to get a head start and begin reading the text.

Day 2 - Tuesday, May 31st: Informational Text

Today's Story: "Describing Energy"

Optional Read-Along Version:

The video can be made full screen by clicking on the icon in the bottom right-hand corner.

3. Complete the Day 3 "Check for Understanding" survey that was sent in a kmail. Please include your home email address on the survey so feedback can be emailed to you.

4. Attend today's "Tutor Time" at 12:00 for additional support. The link to the session is in the OLS. We will go over key features of the text.

Day 4 - Thursday, June 2nd: Written Response to Text

1. Refer to the "Describing Energy" story above as you learn about how to write a written response to text.​2. Watch the following videos that describe the writing process as it pertains to "Describing Energy". (approx. 45 min)

1.

Identify the key points.

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Draft body paragraphs.

2.

Organize main ideas and details using a graphic organizer.

6.

Add transition words and phrases to link ideas.

3.

Write introduction paragraphs that both hook the reader and preview the text.

7.

Add images and headings to a nonfiction piece.

4.

Draft conclusion paragraphs.

3. Complete the Day 4 "Check for Understanding" survey that was sent in a kmail. Please include your home email address on the survey so feedback can be emailed to you.

4. Attend today's "Tutor Time" at 12:00 for additional support. The link to the session is in the OLS. We will discuss the writing process and graphic organizers.

Day 5 - Friday, June 3rd: Grammar Review

1. Watch the following videos to review key concepts. Each video has a corresponding practice page that can be printed. If you are not able to print, simply use your own paper to write your responses.